Venus a collective effort

TROY HARVEY/THE STAR Duane Dammeyer works on a piece of stone while working at Ventura Art City in Ventura Thursday recently. Dammeyer is one of a few artists that helped to create the Venus de Cambria sculpture.

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Contributed photo A single artist works on the sculpture named Venus di Cambria, made of marble from same quarry used for Michelangelo’s David.

TROY HARVEY/THE STAR Andy Lewis works on a piece of stone while working at Ventura Art City recently. Lewis also helped to create the Venus de Cambria sculpture.

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Contributed photo The sculptor alone with no artists.

Contributed photo Four artists work on a sculpture of 9-foot woman carved out of marble from Michelangelo’s quarry.

TROY HARVEY/THE STAR The Venus de Cambria statue is seen at the front of Ventura Art City.

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TROY HARVEY/THE STAR The Venus de Cambria statue is seen at the front of Ventura Art City on a recent morning. The stone used to create this statue is from the same quarry as Michelangelo’s David.